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STRIKERSFORM MOB
Drive Wisconsin Telegraph Op
erator From His Key.
OFFICE IS SACKED AND CLOSED
Western Union Office and Records at
Arkamai City, Kan., Burned
by Firebug.
Chicago, Aug. 29. Attacked by a
mob of striking telegraph operator,
John Lanx, a non-unlou opotator In
charge of the Postal company's office In
Waukcgan, Wis., was forced to leave
his key yesterday and flee foi his life.
Thb office was closed but night.
When the strike order was Issued
Mr. Lnux refused to walk out. Ho was
visited Tncedny by committee of
strikers from Chicago and urged to join
In the fight against the companies, but
ho refused. Yesterday a largo ciowd
of strikers went to Waukegan and pro
ceeded to tho office. As It entored Mr.
Laux escaped through a rear door and
hid under a barn, where he remained
for scYcral hours while the striken
searched for him. Telegraph blanks
and others pnpois were torn up and
thrown around the office and the attlk
on completed the job by nailing a big
sign across tho door with tho word
"scab" printed on it In large letters,
The Western Onion office in Waupko
gan is closed, the operator having quit
when tho strike was ordered.
In epito of the efforts of the telegraph
companies to discover the men who are
lamperlngjwith the telegraph wires,
mcro trouble was experienced last night
than at any time since tho strike began.
Thero is practlally no trouble In send.
Ing messages East from Chicago, but
the service to the Pacific coast and to
the Southwest Is uncertain.
"If the telegraph companies got com
petent operators they would have leas
trouble with their wires," said Secre
tary Wesley Itussell. "We know of a
dozen cases where incompetent oper
ators have burned out the wires."
At the offices of both telegraph com
panies the usual information was given
that alt business was being handled
promptly.
Dispatches from Arkansas City, Kan.,
today stated tint tho Western Union
office there was completely destroyed
by die. All the records, furniture and
instruments were destioyed and tho lo
cal authorities say the fire was of in
cendiary origin.
JAPAN WILL NOT FIQHT,
Luke Wright Says (She Has No Monty
tor Gigantic War.
Seattle, Wash,. Aug. 30. Luke K.
Wright, ex-amUesador to Japan and
prior to that governor of tho Philip
pines, returned to this country today
on tho steamer Minnesota. Speaking
of Japanese conditions, Mr. Wright
said:
"Thort will bo no war between this
country and Japan. In the tlisl place
J. do not beltovo that Japan is able
financially to wage such a war as a con
flict with America would Involve. Be
sides, It is a fact that tho Japanese gov
ernment is sincerely In favor of peaco
and will bend every effort to keen tho
relations between tho two governments
amicable.
"I hope nothing will happen that
would induce this government to con
sider giving np possession of tho Philip
pines. We mutt retain thono islands
and develop them as they aio capablo
of being developed. Furthermore, we
need them to strengthen our trodo rela
tions with the Orient."
ITO'S REFORM PLAN.
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OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
Would Get Greater Revenue From
Coraa Out of Land.
Tokio, Aug. 29. An Important state
council which was to havo been held
today has been postponed until Friday,
owing to the fact that some of tho min
isters and cldor statesmen from out of
town havo been detained on account of
the recent Hood and consequent damages
to tho railways. The council has been
specially called to consider Maiqula
Ito's plan of Corcnn policy, necessitated
by tho now rotations established by the
lait convention between Corea and
Japan.
1'iie details of Marquis Ito's plans are
unknown, but tho fundamental points
ate believed to consist In effecting a
thorough reform In the land system,
which is now in a chaotic condition,
and also the establishing of n new sys
tem of judiciary and police on tho Jap
anese plan. Theeo measures will
naturally bo considerable of a drain on
tho Japanese treasury. It Is thought
that Marquis Itn plans to ask an extra
annual outlay of a little over 1,000,000
yen for a period of five years.
Scared Foreigners Flee.
Pittsburg, Aug. 30. With their
houses slipping and creaking and win
dows breaking, seriral hnndred for
eigners have drseited their homes at
Port Vue, a suburb, fearing death in a
landslide which threatens to bury Scott
street and -3 dwellings. The trouble
is caused by the digging of a now rail
road cut 100 yards below. Tho earth
between the cut and the hillside whero
the bouses itand is underlaid by a soft
shnlo soapetone, and the whole hubs Is
slowly moving towards the cat. The
past 1'4 hours 100 yards of Scott street
dropped 30 feet below Its original level.
LUKENS IS WITNESS.
Subjects to Severe Examination In
Glass Bribery Trial.
San Francisco, Aug. 29. State Sen
ator Russell Lukens was a witness yes
terday in tho trial of Louis Gloss Jor
bribery and was subjected by Assistant
District Attorney Heney to an examin
ation which could not havo been more
severe had he been placed on the stand
by the other side.
Senator Lukens was preceded In the
witness chair by Benjamin A. Pendle
ton and Eugene Y Thurston, Jr., who
were memben of the city council of
Oakland in the fall of 1005 when the
Home Telephone company was seeking
a rival franchise in that city against
tho efforts of the Paclfia States com
pany to maintain Its monopoly.
Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Thurston tes
tified to hospitalities extended to them
by Agent Ilalsey, of the old company,
and by Lukens, who was in its employ
ment as a lawyer, but no testimony
was forthcoming of any Improper offers
being mado to them. Tho prosecution
will conclude today.
Deep Enough, but Not Too Deep.
Soattlo, Wash., Aug. 29. The state
ment contained In yesterday's dispatch
es from Washington that most of the
water for anchorage in Puget sound Is
more than 00 fathoms and that hence
all of the naval vessel coming to the
coast cannot bo accommodated hero has
called forth the protest of BenatorPlles,
members of the chamber of commerce
and others. They point out that the
government charts show tho harbor at
Bremerton and vicinity has an average
depth of about seven fathoms, with an
extreme depth of 24 fathoms.
Cleveland Is Very III.
Now York, ,Aug 29. It Is announced
that Grover Cleveland has again been
attacked by acute Indigestion, und has
consequently relinquished his Idea of
visiting his summer home in New
Hampshire. Mrs. Clovoland has re
turned to Princeton from New Ilamp
jhlre with their children.
Anarchy Rules French Navy.
Paris, Aug. 30. A full retort of tho
senatorial commission on tho explosion
March 12 at Toulon, which destroyed
the battleship lena, just published,
charges that the disaster l directly
traceable to Irresponsibility, general
Indifference and lack of harmoy pre
vailing in the navy. The report de
mands tho Inauguration cf several re
forms, and enyft that tho various branch
es of the naval servlco are divided by
jealousy and there is no superior au
thority. Each branch works apart, re
sulting In a stato of ansrehy.
Want American Education.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 30. Tactal
Wan, a mandarin of tho second tank,
came to Seattle today on the Hill liner
Minnesota In charge of a party of ten
young men and six young women, pick
ed by the Chincso government for edu
cation In this country. The girls will
be taken by the mandarin to Wellesley
for a five year course of training and
tho young men are to enter Yale and
Columbia universities. Some will bo
graduated as englneen and tho others
given a preliminary training for diplo
matic missions.
Oppose Anti-Japanese Agitation.
Boston, Aug. 30. The Boston cham
ber of commerce today adopted resolu
tions deprecating agitation as tending
to call forth all feelings between the
United States and Japan. It declared
opposition to any legislation intended
to discriminate against Japan or her
cltlrons.
Will Trap Hostile Moors. .
Casa Blanca, Aug.30. General Drude
has decided to dlspach a portion of the
French force five miles south to endeav
or tcjtrap the Moors. Tho preliminary
trials of 60 prisoners charged with as
sassination, pillage and connivance
wltb hostile Moors lias begun.
Sultan May Be Killed.
London, Aug. 30.. The Tangier cor
respondent of tho Tribune telegraphs
under reserve that thero is a rumor that
Sultan Abdul Aziz has been assassinat
ed in the palace at Fez.
Mazagan Acclaims New Sultan,
Tangier, Aug. 30. It Is announced
that the sultan's brother has been ac
claimed sultan by the entire population
of Mutagen. ,
BIG CROP IN LANE.
Fruits of Alt Kinds Promtto Well
Hop Outlook Bright.
Eugene lteports from over tho
county glvo n much better account of
tho grain ctop than the estimate given
so mo time ago. On the whole, the
crop will bo nbovo tho average.
Tho work In the hop yards ban com
menced and tho yield will bo good. If
jdeker can bo secured to get In the
hops during tho good weather a splen
did showing will bo made a full river
uge orop of splendid quality, with less
bad effect from lico than usual.
In potatoes and late vegteables tho
yield wrlU be largo. Tho recent roll)
was worth hundreds of dollars to pota
to misers, who will get n bumper crop
and n good price for It.
Grapes will be better this year than
for many seasons. There ato not many
vineyards here, but thooo who have
carelutly looked after this fruit have
found It a most satisfactory crop to
ratito. Peaches ate n good crop; the
same Is true of peats, but tho apple
crop Is a Utile light.
The miration of help to do ttio liar
vesting may lessen tho profit of tho
farmer of Lane county, but nothing else
threatens his return this year. The
whole county Is experiencing a prostier-
ity it has never below known, and Uie
merchant who la watching the condi
tions Is looking toward the largest nnd
best trado from tho farmer in the his
tory of tho ccunty.
TRUE TO MONMOUTH.
Alumni and Frlsnds Rally to Support
ol "Mother Normal."
Monmouth Tho conditions required
by tho new itato board of normal
schools will be met by the Monmouth
school and It will continue to run.
President Iteosler says that tho canvaiM
for funds lias proceeded far enough to
justify him In making this definite an
nouncement, although only one ilay's
time was given to meet tho Urm im
posed by tlie board.
Many letters are being received from
the alumni of tho school sending In
their pledges and assurances of loyal
suport, and tho loyalty ol the cltlxon
of Monmouth, which has always been
an important factor of the "mother
normal," is again manifested In the
quick response with pledges to com
plete the cosh deposit asked by the
board.
By tho loyalty and sacrifice of the
faculty all depurtmenst of tho school
will bo malntnlned the same, as hereto
fore and the Institution will open
promptly at tho announced tiino.
Moores Heads Blind School.
Salern County Superintendent E,
T. Moores has been elected superin
tendent of the Htato Blind school to
succeed George W. Jonce, who has uo-
cepted a position as superintendent of
tho stale- blind hchool of Illinois.
Moores Is a gtaduato of Monmouth
Normal school, a teacher of several
years' oxpovlonco In tho public schools
and has served seven yean as supcrln
tondont of tho Marion county schools.
Mrs. Moores will succeed Mrs. Jones as
matron of tho Institution. TJio change
will take place beptemoer 1.
TO PROMOTE DAIRY INDUSTRY
Special Intorest In Mild Production
Evidenced on Coot Bay.
Marshllold Tho chamUr of com
merce of Mntslitlcld will on Heptoiulier
10 and 11 hold a big meeting for tho
advancement ol Uie dairy liud horticul
tural Intervals of Coo county. Tlioo
who havo accepted Invlttntlons to de
liver nddnwsrH on this iwiialon are
President J. W. Kerr, Professor O. I.
Uiwls nnd Dr. James Wlthyroiubo. of
(lie state- Agricultural college nl Cor
vallls; Mrs. Waldo, Htato Giango lec
turer, of PortUm!, nnd WlllUiu Hchul,
merlck, of Washington county. They
will talk on dallying and horticulture,
and Dr. Kerr will also eak on some
educational theme. It Is exccted that
Congressman W. C. Ilawley tlll also
be precont on this occasion.
There lias been n lively Intercut In
tho dairy and ctrumcry business In Coos
county slnco Htato Pood nnd lliy In
spector Bailey's recent visit here. He
pronounced Coo county an Ideal place
lor the dairying huslurr and expressed
the belief of possibilities of great In
crease in that line. Addresses to tho
resident of tho rural district wero made
by Mr. Bailey and ho nppolutcd Mr.
Youkum,. owner of a dairy farm, to act
as deputy dairy Inspector for the
county.
Apple culture Is also recoiling more
attention than formerly. P. Dully, uu
apple buyer, of Hydnry, Australia, Is
on Coos (lay looking otor tho orchards.
He lias Ixnight for shipment all of tho
11 ravens teln apples procurable and tho
fact that outside buyers are coming In
to this territory han given new Interest
to tho culture of apples.
Dancer In Using; Stamping Machines
Allmny By a most peculiar Injury
to his hand, growing from continued
liso ol n stamping machine, County
Recorder Grant F roll man ha been
confined to his homo for more than a
week and will not bo nblo to use his
hand for eomo time. Ho was Indexing
Instruments and using a stamp, tho
handle of which he struck with the
palm of his right hand, for sovoral days
two weeks ago. Though tho work caused
no pain, the palm of tho hand suddenly
grew very sore and his entire hand
swelled up. II has already been neces
sary to lance the hand three times.
Loral physicians Iiavn character ited tho
Injury as catarrh of tho hand.
Best Quality Ever Produced.
Wallowa The wheat crop In this
valley la just being threshed. The
quality is the best over produced here.
and the yield la the largest for snveml
years, being from 30 to 00 bushels iwr
acre for fall sown wheal nnd from 25 to
36 bushels per acre for spring sown
wheat. The barloy and oat crops are
also abovo the nvcrago In quality and
yield.
EVIDENCE PILES UP.
San Francisco Supervisors Drlbsd by
Tslsphono Company.
Kan Francisco, Aug. 28. rlccreUry
Treasurer F. W.' Katun, of tho lWlllc
Htato Telephone A Telegraph company,
nils called to tint stand yesterday by
tho prosecution 111 the rose of the Oh
bribery trial, lie Untitled again "'
drawing by him of alxmt $10,000
woith of check In Fcbiuaryof WOO fur
which no vouchers were turned In. lie
did not know who ordered the cheeks
dmwu or who signed them. The in
coids thereof wrr destroyed III the tiro.
Cashier William J. Kennedy was
culled, lie (entitled to the drawing of
10,000 and $5,000 checks In February,
and told of the subsequent return to
tho company of 17,000 or 17,600 In.
ferentlallv comprising the brIU mon
eys tcturiiod by sovcial supervisors on
demand of Ilalsey, alter the granting
of the Home Telephoiieeomtny'sfin
ehlsn application, according to the
claim of the prevention.
Mr. lleney" Inttodoced memoranda
from llvu In-al bunks showing tho with
drawal of appinilmalely $50,000 In
Fobnmry, corresponding to the total
amount altiued to have txnu paid tn
tho supervisors at that tliun, Thomas
K. Hherwin, formerly traveling auditor
of the telephone company, IiMIIIiM to a
similar $60,000 entry on the books of
the corporation, which he whs Auditing
when they were destroyed In the llio.
BRIDGE COLLAPSES
Scores oi Workmen Thrown Into
St. Lawrence River.
DEATHS REACH AT LEAST SIXTY
(structure Near Qurbac Wat Mile and
Half Long, and Half of It Fall
Without Warning.
JU0QE8 FOR MAQUE COURT.
First Brick Kiln In Coos Bay.
Manhflold J. W. Utter, formoily of
Idaho, has just completed tho Urn
brick plant of nny slzo on Cooo bay. It
Is located on Isthmus inlet, ono of tho
tributary rivers, and a kiln of 76,000
brick has been completed for tho, mar
ket. Tills is the first really successful
attempt at brick making In the vicinity
of Coon bay and that the material can
be produced here at a reasonable coet
promleert to revolutionize the building,
as brick shipped here sell at a practi
cally prohibitive price.
Will Rebuild Shipyards.
Bandon The Price shipyards, which
were destroyed several weeks ago by
fire, are In tho course of reconstruction,
and will bo within tho city limits In
sUd of two miles up the river as for
merly. The new location Is adjoining
the Ccdy mills, which are nearly com
pleted and which will have n dally out
put of 100 000 feet of lumber, thereby
making ship timber ayallablo at llttlo
cost.
Farmers Will Hold.
La Grando Threshing in tho Grand
Konde valley Is now woll undor way,
and grain is being delivered to differ
ent warehouses. A fow solo contracts
fcr wheat hate boon modo at 08 cents
per bughe), tho purchaser being tho
flour mill companies. Most cf tho
farmers do not caro to sell now and are
holding with tho hope of receiving 75
conta.
POR1LAND MARKET!!
Supreme Court Rulos Published,
Salom The now rules of tho Supreme
couit have been published In pamphlet
form and Clerk J. C. Morolund 1ms
sent a large number of them to lawyers
In various parts of tho stato. 1 any
lawyers who desire copies have been
overlooked, thoy will bo supplied upon
application to Mr. Moteland.
Wheat (Now crop) Club, 8!2oj
blueatem, 83c; Valley, ROo; red, 7lo.
Oats (Now crop) No. 1 white,
23.150; gray, 123.
Barley .Vew crop) Feed, 22.o0(3
23 per ton; browing, 124021.60; roll
ed, $21.60026.
Cora Wholo, $28 per Ion; cracked,
120.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, 17
18 per Ion; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$10020; clover, $11; cheat, $11;
grain hay, $11012; alfalfa, $12013.
Butter Fancy creamoiy, 32,36c
per pound.
Poultry Averago old hens, I3c per
pound; mixed chickens, 12c; spring
chickens. 13c; old roosters, 830c;
droascd chickens, 10017c; turkeys,
llvo, 16010c; gecso, live, 8QIO0;
ducks, lOo,
Eggs Fresh ranch,, candled, 20027c
per dozen
Veal Dressed, OX08JJo per pound.
Pork Block, 76 to 160 pounds, 80
8X! Pckcrs, 7Hi8o,
Fruits Apples, $101.76 per box;
cantaloupes, 76c0$l.6O per crate;
peaohes, 40M86o per crate; blackber
ries, 06o per pound; prunes, 6O076o
per crate ; watermelons, 101 4c
per pound; plums, 2507 60 tr
box; pearn, 76c 011.26 por box;
grapes, 7&c$1.60 per box,
Vegetables Turnips, $I.7C per sack:
carrots, $2 por Mack; beets, $2 per sack;
asparagus,, ju per pound; hemis, 3&
60 ; cabbage, 2U; culory, $1,26 nor
dozon; corn, 2636o per dozen; cu
cumbers, IOQI60 por dozen; lottuco,
head, 26o per dozen; onions, 16020c
por dozen; peas, iioc per pound;
pumpkins, l2c per pound; rad
ishes, 20c per dozen; rhubarb, 3o
porpounu; squash, ouoqs$i porciato;
tomatoes, 40Q60o por crate; sweet po
tatoes, 4a per pound.
Onions $2.262.60 por hundred.
Potatoes New, $101,25 per hun
dred. Hops 400c per pound, according to
quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon, avoiago host,
1 Oft 2 2c nor nound according tn shrink.
age; valley, 20022c, according to ilno-
ness; mohair, choice, 2W?i3!)o ner
pound.
United States Proposal tho Allotment
Amena; Nations.
Tho Hague, Aug. 2S The United
State delegation announces its willing
neas for all countrlea on thn A inn linn
continent, including thn I'nlted Plate,
to have four judge ol tho new Interna
tlonal court appointed for thn 21 cmiti
trie ol Ihla continent, on the under
standing that this reduces the iiuiiiIm'I
of Judges to 16, It U umlentiiul that
tho Amrrirana hepo Asia will bo allot
ted two JudKed and Eurono nine.
Tho examining cumuilttrt) has com
pleted tho first reading of the rovUcd
version of tht Ameilrnn permanent tri
bunal 'proixMltlun. Mr. 1'lnwto ex
plained somo doubtful jurisdictional
olnU. The Mexican delegation an
nounced that it opxwe. Ihr court Imv
rauso it Is Imrioaalhlo to secure equality
for all countries In tho appointment of
Judges.
Itur Ilarbnso, of Brazil, mado a long
speech In which he protected against
the appointment of judge ru projected
In Uie American ptoimsltlon. He In
sisted that this question must lie settled
In n manner which fully nvounlzed the
equality of the powers, Thn meeting
wai then adjourned until Keptemhcr 2
THfcELESH IN TEN YEARS.
Secretary Wilson Predicts Future Un
less Forests Ara Saved.
Chicago, Aug. 2H. Heeictaryof Agri
culture James Wilson, who was In Chi
cago today on his way to Washington
niter Insisting tho government forest
preserve in tho West, declared that if
ix'ttorcaro, tnoie general rnxigntloh
and a fonturliiR of conditions are hot ol
servvd, thn fenats of tho country will
practically be wls out In ten years,
"Forest fires," he said, "should be
guarded against, arid for that prelection
the government has employed' thous
ands of men to watch for fire. A per
son can ride for miles through Michi
gan, Wisconsin and Minnesota and sen
barren sre tlotw where formerly itrow
great pine forests. Fire havo wiped
out millions and millions of dollars'
worth of the Uwt of hanlwood.
"Prtwldent Roosevelt has done much
for tho preservation of the foresU. Ilu
has added mule than 160.000.000 acres
to tho forestry reserves and would luive
tnade more had not tho last comrretM
cut him down. He appreciate morn
than many private oltixens tho great
worth 01 our forest. The East Is de
pendent entirely upon our Western for
eats for Its best timber."
Bomb 8ent to Cortstyou.
Philadelphia,, Aug. 28. The ex
plosion of what appears to have lxon a
largo porcuslori cap In a mckago ad
dressed to tho secretary of tho Irmsury,
Oeorgg Cortelyou, crmted oxoltemenl
In Nlcetown, a suUtatlou ol tho l'hlla
dolphla poatonice, today. Tho box,
which was collected from a Ikh In tho
northern section ol the cltv. uu r...
. . rr --
coivut hy Mr. Roberts, a clerk, who
suys It was four Inches long by two
muuco wiiiit, vviini wbh ins I II t II.
pocknxo, nsldo from thn explosive, the
ofllclula will notruy.
Bis; Fire In Frisco.
Han Franolscc. Auir. 2B TIia l.u
and printing establishment of John 11.
McNIcholl, at 016 Hansomo street, was
totally destroyed by fire Inst night. Tho
firms of Baolgalupl Jtossl A Co. and
Main A Winchester, adjoining on Han
scmo street, also suffered soveicly, ns
did Clrecnwood, ifulso A Co. und It.
lUjthonliorK, on the Washington street
I UvUUU
(Inched, Aug. .11. A rettoii of tin,
new bridge acrnrs thn HI. liiwrrrMo
rler, lUomllrs Iwlow tht city, ml
llel late yeslenlay, rarrylng H-ore of
bridge workmen and nuvhanlr Inio
thn wntrr. It Is estimated that thn hw
of life l at least UO, and may eiewl
that iiutnlier by 20.
The bildgn was alxiut a tulle and a
half long and half of it, from thn south
shore to luliUtieaiu, crumpled up and
dioMxl Into the water, Ninety mm
were at wot k nu till srvtlon of tin
structureand the whlstln l.ad'ldown at
6 30 for them to quit work fur the dnr,
when I here caitm a sudden grlndu k
koiiihI from thn hi Ids. iiihNtrrniu.
11m men turned to what had hi
jwtinl, and an Instant later I hairy
went up "The bridge Is falling "
The men nutdr n rush shorvwanl, but
the dlslanen wa ton girat fur them i
m-le. Thn falling etlnii of Km
bridge drairgcd qthri after It. Ti
suapvlllg girders ihI tnble loomed
like a crash ol artillery.
Terror lent lleetllra to thn feet f
thn frlKhtene.1 workmen aa they w
shoiewaid, but only a few of them
nachnl aafety lefiim the Inst plivo . f
Iron wrrk on the Hith slmre wm
drnggnl Into tho river.
Near tho shore the wrvcksge of thn
hrldga did not go llw the surface f
thn water ami eight workmen wIki re
malned almvo water were rrscue.1 ati I
taken to thn hospital at lvls.
The strninri (llrnmonl had ut
olraieil tho bridge when the (list arc
tlou fell. The watrr thror11 up by tin.
debris tame clear orer llm brldgn of ll
strnmrr. The captain at onon onlrrnV "
out alt tho small brnta, They piled
lockwnnl and furwanl fur half an hour,
but thtie wa no sign of lifts.
The (Julx-o brldifo was brgtin about.
seven year ago, and was to have I 11
finished In 11KW. HuUldle had hern
granted by thn Federal and Provincial
governments and tho city of OucImv,
and thn estimated cot for work wan
110,000,000. The Phoetllxvllln llrldgn
company, of I'eiiusyltatila, had th-
eontrnet for tho construction of lie"
blldgit.
STRAW COMPANV FORMED.
Orgsnlisd by Pacific Stales Concern
10 Kerp Out Rival.
Fan Fianelsco, Aug. 30 Thn taak f
showing that tho I'aolflc Hlatr Tele
phone A Telegraph comtitny In ltH.V
sought tn prevent the eiilmnee Into
Oakland of thn Home Telephone coin
any by organizing a "straw" llon.n
Telephone company ami olilnltilnn It
It a franchise was resumed at the con
tlnuntlon of the (lias bribery trial
yesterday. William A, Beasly, uu at
torney of ftui Joso, testlfidl tht hn
had bid In thn franchise and furnisl.nl
a surety loud of 12,600 to Ilia Oakland
council, nnd then had signed nnd de
livured through Ilalsey all of hla lo.K
holillnifs In tho "straw" coinimuy t
E, J. Zimmer who at that time was
auditor of tho Pacific Htatr Telephone
A Telegraph comimiy, Kuhseiiurntly
the solmino was ahaudonrd and .liuuiir
went to thn clerk of tho Oakland coun
cil and caused tho franchise to bu for
foiled and tho I wild released, Ho re
celved for his services $100 a month
and aliout $11,000 for oxiioiiae,
1 Mimas edited fioin tho witnes tho
statement that tho legal iiawrs cou
nt ted with tho attempts oi (ho tele
phono company to suppress opMiltlon
iuul been prepared by tint legal depart
ment of tho company preside! over by
Mr. Plllsbury, who on tho stand same
that this work hail been solely under
tho direction of Glass.
Europeans Leave Capital,
Fez, Morocco, Aug, 28. The Euro-
Iefln rCSldoillS of Fez. i.rrmllm. 11...
Germans, left hero v.(,.n!n r.. i.-i
Aralih. Tlioy were escorted by troops.
Nsw Call for Arbitration.
Halt Uko City, August 31. Tim
Commercial club of fait UVo City to
day iwssud and through its couiiiiltt-
on arbitration Uilrgiuphoil to President
Itoosovclt, tho presidents of Ixith tho
big lolegruph companies, tho pieldent
of the Coinmcrolul Tulcgraphura' union
and over 60 commercial clubs In various
purtfl of tho country n resolution urging
that tho dlffurcnrcs between the com
panies nnd their striking operator bo
submitted to arbitration. Tho good
olllcca of tho local commercial club to
this end were tendered,
Enjoins New Rates to Creameries
Chicago, Aug, 111. Judgo Kolilfiitt,
In tho Federal court,, on complaint of
14 crottiuory conoornH of thoMlddlo
West, tciiipoiiully enjotnod 14 West
ern rullromls und flvo express compan
ies from vstubllshliiKi HeptomlHir 1,
now rates for transnoitlnu milk and
butter.
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